AGI Press Releases

Videocast on Legal Issues Related to Field Trips and Field Courses Released on YouTube

March 1, 2013

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and American Geophysical Union (AGU) have released a recording of the latest AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs webinar. This month s session focuses on legal issues related to field trips and field courses. Although… [Read More]

EARTH: Setting Sail on Unknown Seas - The Past, Present and Future of Species Rafting

February 26, 2013

On June 5, 2012, a massive dock made landfall on Oregon s Agate Beach, just north of Newport. The dock carried with it a host of castaways, including as many as a hundred species of mollusks, anemones, sponges, oysters, crabs, barnacles, worms, sea stars, mussels and… [Read More]

AGI Announces First Recipient of The Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship for Women in Geoscience

February 19, 2013

Kelly M. Deuerling, a Ph.D. candidate and NSF Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Florida, was selected as the first recipient of the new scholarship dedicated to increasing the number of women in geoscientific professions. Deuerling was selected for her… [Read More]

AGI Releases Faces of Earth Series in HD on YouTube

February 19, 2013

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute is pleased to announce the release of its award-winning Faces of Earth series on YouTube in full High Definition. As part of our mission to promote awareness of the geosciences, AGI is moving aggressively into the… [Read More]

Nathan Shotwell to Receive the Edward C. Roy, Jr. Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching

February 12, 2013

Alexandria, VA — Nathan Shotwell, a teacher at Holman Middle School in Glen Allen, Virginia, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Edward C. Roy, Jr. Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching. Shotwell, who earned his Master s degree in Education from… [Read More]

Geoscience Currents #69: U.S. Female Geoscience Enrollment and Degree Rate is Mixed in 2011-2012

February 11, 2013

Alexandria, VA — The latest edition of Geoscience Currents explores how female geoscience enrollments and degrees changed in the 2011-2012 academic year. New data collected shows that female geoscience enrollments and degrees in the U.S. dropped sharply at both the… [Read More]

Earth: Moon Could Have Formed From Earth After All

February 5, 2013

Alexandria, VA - Scientists are revisiting the age-old question of how Earth s moon formed with the development of two new models that work out the complicated physics of planetary collisions. The idea of a moon-forming collision is not new: The Giant Impact Theory put… [Read More]

EARTH: The Science (and Psychology) of Wastewater Recycling

January 28, 2013

Alexandria, VA - Would you drink water from a toilet? What if that water, once treated, was cleaner than what comes out of the faucet? Although the imagery isn t appealing, as climate change and population growth strain freshwater resources, such strategies are becoming… [Read More]

The Dangers of Solar Storms

January 22, 2013

Alexandria, VA — Throughout history, humanity has steadily increased its dependence upon technology. Although technology has vastly improved the quality of life for billions of people, it has also opened us up to new risks and vulnerabilities. Terrorism and natural… [Read More]

Earth Science Week 2013 Theme Announced: 'Mapping Our World'

January 15, 2013

Alexandria, VA The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce that the theme of Earth Science Week 2013 will be Mapping Our World. This year s event will promote awareness of the many exciting uses of maps and mapping technologies in the geosciences.… [Read More]